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Spigen advertises a few things on its Amazon listings, both of which are pretty funny. The first is that the dotted pattern on the back prevents the rainbow effect. Well, I applaud the company for trying, but there’s still a very noticeable rainbow effect (yes, the phone and case are both clean). The second is that you can put cards like your driver’s license and credit card inside the case. I don’t know who came up with this, but that’s a great way to stretch the case out and even scratch the back of your phone up.

However, I did see the entire composite helmet manufacturing process and all I can say is that about the only thing the two different helmet types have in common is the liner, the face shield and the EPS.

ASI Architectural, which debuted in October, provides visually appealing architectural and acoustical finishes for designers, project managers and high-value décor contractors to create custom designs for any build plan. The company’s sophisticated wall and ceiling systems include linear planks; grilles; microperforated wood and metal absorbers; and ceiling sound reflectors, which are designed to make a space look and sound beautiful.

After using the case, none of those thoughts have really changed; in fact, they’ve probably gotten worse. The back is topped by a layer of fabric, giving it a nice texture (though you can’t feel much of it thanks to the giant pocket). The buttons are extremely tactile and a pleasure to use (finally!). But unfortunately, the pocket – the main selling point of the Exec 2 – is a little bit of a letdown. Not only is it tacky-looking, it also doesn’t do very well at holding cards. It’s extremely hard to get even one card out of the pocket without creating a commotion. Five cards will fit in there, as Ghostek claims, but good luck getting them out. Seriously – I yanked and pulled until my fingers hurt before the cards finally came out. On the plus side, when the pocket isn’t crammed and only has one or two cards in it, those card(s) won’t fall out easily.

Winger also notes that his firm wanted to get the architecture students involved in the design process and did so by letting them attend some of his design team working sessions and by creating their own design charrette. “It was the students that alerted the university about the problem, so it was only right to have them involved in the solution,” Winger says.

[CapnJackHarkness] based their build on a table made by Gaminggeek, adapting it to their space and needs. The main difference? This wasn’t exactly ‘cheap;’ between needing to purchase tools and a 39″ TV, their cost was around $1,000 — the poplar alone coming in between $200-$400. Additionally, those foam pads have been a functional nuisance so far, so they’re planning on replacing them with speed cloth or felt down the line.

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“They play together, they work together, and they protect each other,” Robert Brunner, the former Apple design chief, later said of the team. At one of our meetings, Ive reminded me of a short article that Bono wrote about him in Time. It said, “To watch him with his workmates in the holy of holies, Apple’s design lab, or on a night out is to observe a very rare esprit de corps. They love their boss, and he loves them. What the competitors don’t seem to understand is you cannot get people this smart to work this hard just for money.” Ive, Bono’s friend, described these comments as “shockingly perceptive”—which is an unusual response to praise, even shared praise. But the strength, and the professional advantage, of the team’s solidarity is one of Ive’s recurring themes. He was determined to counter “spiteful,” if infrequent, claims that the studio’s spirit is not as collegial as it looks. Doug Satzger, who left Apple in 2008, and now runs industrial design at Intel, told Fast Company that “Jony has a very political agenda when it comes to his positioning within the company. He would tell me, ‘Anytime you meet with Steve, I gotta know.’ ” (Satzger declined to comment.)

Until the mid-1970s, fine dining was associated with ornate, plush fussiness, not stark minimalism. In her book Smart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America, the design historian Alison Pearlman attributes this choice to the influence of top-rated French restaurants such as Manhattan’s Le Pavillon. Pearlman writes of the decor: “Abundant flower displays, chandeliers and/or sconces, velvet curtains and/or damask wall treatments, tablecloths, and formally structured place settings of fine china and crystal were still typical.” Those choices produced a different acoustic environment: “Sound levels were low enough to magnify not only the tink-tink of glasses and silver but also the manners faux pas.”

The Defense Lux combines a machined-aluminum outer frame with a tactilely-satisfying rear panel fashioned in carbon fiber, soft leather or ‘croc’ skin. The scratch-resistant metal outer frame provides military-grade drop protection, while protecting the perimeter of your iPhone. It’s a sexy-strong case with metallic button covers, and is drop-tested at six-and-a-half feet. — Ami Icanberry

One morning in September, Ive was talking with a few friends, including Chris Martin, of Coldplay, and Stephen Fry, the British actor and writer, in a courtyard beside a community-college hall, a few miles from Apple’s headquarters, in Cupertino. He wore pale, wide pants, cut as if for a chef, and tan suède Clarks shoes, and his hair was cropped. He was maintaining a look captured in a Playmobil figure of him, which his design colleagues made as a Christmas present a few years ago. The seven-inch Ive had on sunglasses and carried an off-white Valextra briefcase. A photograph of the gift is the lock-screen image on Ive’s iPhone.

The Trailer Light Test feature enables drivers to test trailer lights without help from others by pulsing them while they are standing outside the vehicle2. The system can be activated with a button in the luggage compartment or by using the touchscreen.